
Article 1 
The Visa Information System shall start operations in the first region determined by Decision 2010/49/EC on 11 October 2011.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall apply in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
In accordance with Article 48(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation), the Commission declares the successful completion of a comprehensive test of the VIS, which has been conducted by the Commission together with Member States.
